HARLEM HOSPITALITY & CULINARY CONFERENCE 2015

Harlem Park to Park presents its 3rd Annual Harlem Hospitality & Culinary Conference on February 18th at The Schomburg Center for Research! Join us for a great discussion on Culture, Culinary & Commerce; and Harlem Renaissance: Then and Harlem Renaissance: Now.

Free one year membership to Jazz at Lincoln Center for first 150 registrants! Purchase tickets at www.hp2pconference2015.eventbrite.com.

HARLEM HOSPITALITY & CULINARY CONFERENCE 2015

Serving Harlem Hospitality to 5 Million+ People annually.

Join us for an interactive discussion about developing

the hospitality and culinary industries in

one of NYC's most iconic neighborhoods.

SPONSORED BY

AMERICAN EXPRESS

ALOFT HARLEM HOTEL

UPTOWN MAGAZINE

HARLEM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

DATE: February 18, 2015

TIME: 8:00 am - 9:00 am Continental Breakfast

9:00 am - 9:15 am Welcome

9:15 am - 2:30 pm Panel Discussions

Harlem Legend Award Presentation

Harlem Ambassador Culinary Training Initiative

11:30 am - 12:30 pm Lunch

LOCATION: The Schomburg Center for Research

515 Lenox Avenue at 135th Street

PROGRAM SUMMARY:

Theme: Culture, Culinary & Commerce

Featured Speakers:

Joseph "JJ" Johnson, Chef de Cuisine, The Cecil, Minton’s; Esquire’s Best New Restaurant in America

Marcus Samuelsson, Chef, Owner, Red Rooster Harlem, Streetbird Rotisserie; Celebrity Judge, ABC’s The Taste

Shola Lynch, Film maker, NAACP Image Award; Peabody Award; Curator, The Schomburg Center for Research

Jonelle Procope, President & CEO, The Apollo Theater

Jeffrey L. Bowman, Managing Director, Senior Partner, Ogilvy & Mather; Founder & Chairman, Reframe:

PROGRAM SCHEDULE:

8:00 am - 8:50 am Check-in, Continental Breakfast

9:00 am - 9:15 am Welcome remarks; Special acknowledgements

9:15 am - 9:20 am Introduction of Opening Keynote speaker panels, Panel discussion

9:20 am - 9:50 am Panel (A) Harlem Renaissance: Then

9:50 am – 10:20 am Panel (B) Harlem Renaissance: Now

10:20 am – 10:30 am Harlem Legend Award Presentation

Pioneer Award Introduction

Pioneer of the Year Award

Community Builder of the Year Award

10:30 am - 10:45 am Break

10:45 am - 11:35 am Panel Discussions, Q&A

Panel (1A) Building Your Brand Through Partnership with HP2P

Panel (1B) Building a Rich Harlem Hospitality Experience

11:35 am - 12:35 pm Lunch

12:35 pm - 1:25 pm Panel Discussions, Q&A

Panel (2A) Celebrating Black Men in Hospitality & Culinary

Panel (2B) Maximizing Your Culture & Culinary Brandwidth

1:25 pm - 2:00 pm Closing Panel:

Legacy Builders: Celebrating Harlem’s Pioneers

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Closing Keynote Speaker

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